2018-10-31

Authorities: Mexican man illegally voted in Texas for years



SAN ANTONIO (AP) – An official says a Mexican national who has been living in the San Antonio area for decades under a stolen identity voted regularly during that time, including in the 2016 election. Sixty- three- year- old Enrique Salazar Ortiz pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges including unlawful voting and aggravated identity theft. Authorities say Salazar had assumed […]

Behind the Badge

There is no joy in Mudville

I stole this week’s title from “Casey at the Bat”, but that’s the feeling in LA this Monday morning as the Dodgers try to figure out what happened. Quotes come to mine,” always the bridesmaid, never the bride,” or, “send the Bums back to Brooklyn.” Before moving to LA because of $$$$ on the West Coast, the Brooklyn Dodgers would […]

RHS Band Booster Meeting



There will be a Raymondville Band Booster meeting on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. in the Band Hall, One Bearkat Blvd., Raymondville.

Train lovers forge lifelong friendships through rail travel




ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – A group of train lovers from all over the United States has been meeting up for annual rail trips for the past decade. The one-time strangers were brought together by two online forums that dis- cuss train travel and tips about the nation’s railroads. That led to rail trips together. They talk trains and gossip along […]

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SLICES OF LIFE

Muddy messies

My kids give me gifts, often without even knowing it. This weekend I received a pair, or actually it was a pair of pairs. Pants, that is. Two pairs, which totaled a pair. To further play with words, the pants were paired with a request. It was one of the most simple, albeit complex, requests I’ve ever received: Can you […]

Retiring appeals court chief justice is Raymondville native son




He started out in Raymondville, sometimes traveling north with his family to harvest crops in states such as Indiana. Rogelio “Roy” Valdez recalls his boyhood years in Raymondville and living with another family while his parents went north to do migrant farm work while he stayed in home to finish high school. He knows his parents sacrificed a lot to […]

Local man stabbed in fight at Drunken Armadillo bar




A Raymondville bar fight at 1 a.m. Sunday resulted in a non-fatal stabbing of a 38- year-old man, said Detective Denise Ledesma in a report. Two women were also arrested for fighting. The fracas took place at the Drunken Armadillo bar in the 300 block of South Seventh Street. Police responded to a call about a fight in progress. Officers […]

Early voting ends at 6 p.m. Friday, Beto O’Rourke to visit




Early voting will continue from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., including the lunch hour, through Friday at 6 p.m. The only early voting polling place in the county is the Reber Memorial Library Annex, 193 N. Fourth St., on the courthouse square in Raymondville. Willacy County Democratic Party Chairman Ernesto “Lefty” Cavazos said everyone should cast a ballot to make […]

RPD’s Safe Haven tonight at Smiley Face Park




Tonight is the night for the Raymondville Police Department’s Annual Safe Haven Halloween celebration, sponsored by the RPD and H-E-B supermarkets. Costume-clad characters will appear from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 at Smiley Face Park near the big water tower at the corner of Fifth Street and Gem Avenue. There will be goodies, games, music by D.J. Lobo’s […]